2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 6 | 8 | -7 | -0.88 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Navy | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 7 | 13 | 21 | 1.62 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Temple | 11 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 7 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | South Florida | 4 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Houston | 6 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Tulane | 5 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | UCF | 8 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Memphis | 8 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | SMU | 6 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||